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I would define men like Rockefeller and Carnegie as “Captains of Industry”. Rockefeller's impact on the American economy demands recognition. He took advantage of the loophole in the Union draft law by purchasing a substitute to avoid military service. In the 19th century. Rockefeller introduced techniques that totally reshaped the oil industry as Kerosene and how can crude oil be converted to it. He used all methods to reduce the price of oil to his consumers as rebates. He gained many…

Butte Mining Shattering a Powerful Addiction It is no secret mining gave rise to Butte, Montana by instilling a future which today can neither be overturned nor overlooked. Butte today is a grand representation of the history that lies beneath its earth, a true trophy to those who fought to keep the city alive. With insurmountable loss and sacrifices as a result of mining, those familiar with Butte cannot help but wonder what great potential this city missed out on. Butte mining has caused…

John D. Rockefeller was considered one of the first major philanthropists and entrepreneurs of the United States. He created the Standard Oil Company and from then, he revolutionized refinery production. It is important to analyze and study the methods he used and the period of time he used them in. The time period plays a major role because there was no industries being established around 1865 and yet Rockefeller managed to gain about ninety percent of the nations capacity of the refinery…

Longtown Sends Out an Important Message . The city of Longtown was founded in the 1800’s, for nearly two centuries, this town had different races building friendships and families. Multiple lessons can be learned from this town and we can apply these lessons to Riverside in order to make our town a better place. For example, I learned that anybody is capable of achieving success, no matter what their status is in life. The article “ Ohio town holds rare history: Races mix freely for nearly 200…

Did you know that Andrew Carnegie gave away around 350 million dollars. Andrew Carnegie Grew poor in Dunfermline, Scotland, but in 1901 he was the richest man in America. Andrew Carnegie's philanthropy made him a hero because he gave large amounts of money away, he gave jobs to others, and because of his motto. One reason he was a hero was that he gave away large amounts of money. Carnegie gave away around 350 million dollars to other people. Carnegie was the top money giver; twice as much as…

The business practices of men such as Rockefeller, Carnegie, Vanderbilt and Tweed were not always considered to be ethical and morally sound. John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and Cornelius Vanderbilt are considered to be three of the largest business pioneers of the Industrial Era. William “Boss” Tweed was a “political machine”, controlling the activities of the mayor and the government for over 20 years. The government should regulate the business practices of these men because many of…

Picking the five successful businessmen was extremely difficult on my part, because there are a lot of them out there. Like Steve Jobs, who lead Apple to their greatness, and Bill Gates, who created Microsoft , and Al Capone, who ran his underground drug trafficking organization, and Hugh Hefner, who got lucky and got rich on his famous Playboy magazines, and last but not least Donald Trump, who grew his real estate empire. Steve Jobs was a inventor, he and Steve Wozniak created Apple. Steve…

Andrew Carnegie had donated over 5 million dollars to schools,libraries and hospitals. Andrew Carnegie owned a steel company. Andrew Carnegie was a very rich man, He had an interesting childhood too. Andrew Carnegie evolves American and evolved it to make skyscrapers more than you can imagine. This is the exciting story and successful life of Andrew Carnegie. Andrew Carnegie had a bright future ahead of him. He was born on November 25, 1835 in Dunfermline, Scotland. Son of William…

The “Men Who Built America” revolutionized our country. Architecture, transportation, and housing was forever changed when Cornelius Vanderbilt, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, J.P. Morgan, Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, and Henry Ford decided to take action. Their minds thought alike, for they all had the same movement: to make their industry a success. The men who built America were Captains of Industry, or put simply: beneficial to America and its future. The chain of historic events…

phenomenon is still living and is revered globally for his revolutionary contributions to the realm of computers and technology. His upbringing and activities as a child have greatly impacted the man he is today. He was raised in an upper middle-class family as a middle child with two sisters, Kristianne and Libby. His father, William H. Gates…